Alaska - Day 12 - Valdez

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August 3rd 2012

Published: February 28th 2013

I woke up this morning a bit groggy, a little achy, and to a cloudy (like actually in the clouds) morning. Not sure if it’s the weather or if I’m just truly over-taxing this body. It wasn’t raining though, so that was an improvement from yesterday. At breakfast, I met Alana and Russ from Flagstaff, AZ here celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary and also a newlywed couple from Germany on... Read Full Entry

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Rita B

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Just short of 10 weeks to explore Alaska, meet the people, experience new things and reflect, taking stock of life in the process. I feel very fortunate and am so very grateful for this opportunity. This site is intended to simply let caring family and friends know I am safe and of course to share the journey. I welcome all to stay in touch via the public comment buttons or private message. You can also subscribe which sends an email to you whenever I actually post. Subscribing does not trigger any other types of email - simply notifies and provides a link should you choose to visit. Give me... full info

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Later, here comes some Orcas

Look very closely - in front of the larger Mom is a Baby Orca

You can see its mouth slightly open at the top of the water!! Amazing!!!

The Third One

Finished entertaining us, they swim away

Bligh Reef - 1989 Exxon Oil Spill Site

You can also see the separate in/out traffice ways instituted since then and heavily monitored now by US Coast Guard

Nautical Map showing Columbia Glacier trip (yesterday) and Meares Glacier (today)

Unnamed Glacier

Harbor Seals

Presumably Mom and Pup based on size difference

And more - - so sad looking but cute

Approaching Mearers Glacier

Closer

Note the two pathways back to Icefield

Used to be two separate glaciers...now joined

Clouds clearing just in time for our viewing pleasure!

Spectacular!

Incredible!!

Mystifying

Crevices, Caves; Ice Spectacle

How does the ice not cave into these tunnels??

Glacier Background

To remind myself - Yes, I was really here!!

28th February 2013

Vickie Hart
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You never fail to hook me in...
Another great post! I love those little sea otters :-). Looking forward to reading more!

4th June 2013

Debbie
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Hi! I found your blog via Alaska.org and I have enjoyed all the entries so far, was really interested in all the details about the Exxon Valdez. I\'d wondered what happened to it. I worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service the summer of the spill, stationed on Naked Island which is where the Valdez was anchored until they stabilized enough to tow it South. Seeing it anchored still leaking oil, seeing the massive amount of oil in so many places in the Sound, and seeing the dead/dying birds in that beautiful area is all so clear in my mind, these many years later. Love your blog...I\'m going back to reading now!

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